Marker



July 5,1921. 1,635,089

4 L. P. LEWIS ET AL MARKE R Filed March 4. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 N N 5 MJuly 5, 1927.

, L. P. LEWI S ET AL MARKER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- m Filed March 4. 1926Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES LEE P. LEWIS AND WILLIAM MORGENTHALEB, OF HALLSVILIQE,MISSOURI.

MARKER.

Application filed March 4, 1926. Serial No. 92,335.

This invention relates to certain improvements in markers and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this kind especially designedand adapted for use in connection with'corn planters and the like, andit is an object of the invention to provide means whereby the marker maybe readily engaged with the frame of the planter in such position to bereadily operated by the occupant of e seat- Another object of theinvention is to provide a device of this kindwherein the marker arm iseffectively. supported for swinging movement from one side tothe otherof the frame.

The invention consists in the details of construction andi'n thecombination and arrangelilen't of the several parts of our improvedmarke'r whereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

Thenovel features of our invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in'top plan of the rearportion of a corn planter illustrating a marker constructed inaccordance with an embodiment of our invention applied thereto;

' Figure 2 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of ourimproved marker as herein disclosed; -Figure 3 is a view in'perspectiveof the marker as here n disclosed unapplied with certain of the partsseparated;

Figure dis a view in perspective illustrating a modified form of barsleeveg Figure 5 is a viewin perspective unapplied of a journal boxherein. disclosed for supporting the shaft.

in the accompanying drawings, F denotes the rear portion of the frame ofa planter and disposed transversely of said frame is a truss bar 1provided substantially midway its ends with a bearing 2 tor .the if erend portion of the "shaft 3, The shaft xtendad lengthwise of the it at nrea then-c an es imate a inertia As disclosed positively held termineddistance beyond such rear for a purpose tobe hereinafter referred to.

The extremities of the bar 1 are flattened, as at at, and each of saidflattened portions is provided with solt 5 extending lengthwise of thebar 1 and through which is directed a bolt 6 having a coaoting nut 7.This bolt 6 is also disposed through an outstanding foot 8 resting uponthe flattened portion 4 and extending laterally from the free endportion of a side arm '9 of a' hook member or bracket 10. The hookmember or bracket 10 is substantially in the form of an inverted U andis adapted to straddle from above the side member 11 of the frame Fwhereby the bar 1 is maintained in desired applied position, The sidearms Qof the hook or bracket. 10 are adapted to have disposedtheret-hrough the bolt 12 also adapted to ex.- tend through the adjacentside member 11 of the frame F and thereby providing a positive.attachment for the hook member or bracket. The bolt 12, when applied,has associated therewitha conventional nut 14.

The slots 5' in the opposite end portions of the bar 1 provide meanswhereby each of the hook members or brackets 10 may be extended orretracted with respect to the bar 1 in order to permit said bar to bereadily adjusted for use in connection with frames of varying widths.

Underlying the central portion of the rear member 15 of the frame F is abearing box B c'on iprising the main portion 16 and a separable cap 17.The upp'er surfaces of the main portion 16 and the cap 17 are provided,when the same are in assembled relation, withthe registering grooves orchannels 18 extending lengthwise thereof and which receive thelowermarginal portion of theend member 15 of the frame whereby said parts ofthe bearing box are effectively maintained in assembled relation. Thebearing box is inapplied position with respe'ct to the end member 15 bythe U-clamps 19 of a conventional type which coact as is well known withthe end member "15.

The bearing box 13 provides a mounting for the outer end portion of theshaft 8, said shaft however extending beyond said hearing box andterminating in a rock arm 20 substantiall at net arlgles thereto.

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This flattened face 21 is formed with a groove or channel 22 open at theouter end of the arm 20 and which receives an end portion of anelongated bar brace 23, said end portion of the bar brace 23 being heldto the arm 20 by the bolt 2d and coacting nut 25. The outer end portionof the bar brace 23 is secured by the bolt 26 to a loop or sleeve 27surrounding the marker arm or bar 28 at a desired point intermediate theends thereof. The inner end portion of the bar or arm 28 is receivedbetween the outstanding arms 29 c:'.rried by the collar or sleeve 30mounted upon the extended portion of the shaft 3, said bar or arm 28being affixed to the arms 29 by the bolt 31 or the like.

The shaft 3 is of a length to have its inner end. portion terminateslightly in advance of the conventional seat S herein diagrammaticallydisclosed, and affixed to said inner end portion of the shaft 3 is'afoot crank C.

This crank 0 comprises a substantially U- shaped member having itsintermediate or 1 base portion 32 provided with an outstanding shank 33adapted to be adjustably con nected through the medium of the spacedopenings 34: with the shaft 3. The outer end portions of the side arms35 of the foot crank O are connected by the cross member 36 extendingoutwardly beyond the side arms 35, each end of said cross member 36,accordin to the position of the foot crank, being adapted to be engagedby the foot of the operator to rock the shaft 3 to throw the arm or bar28 from one side of the frame F to the other as desired.

In Figure 4: the collar'or sleeve 30 is provided with the outstandingarms 29' of such cross sectional configuration to readily receivetherebetween an extremity of a rounded or cylindrical marker arm or baras indicated at 28 by broken lines.

From the fore oing description it is thought to be obvious that a markerconstructed in accordance with our invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that ourinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason Wedo not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the precisearrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carryingout our invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

lVe claim 1. In combination with the side members and an end member of aplanter frame, a bar, hook members engageable with the side members ofthe frame, means for adjustably connecting the hookmembers with the endportions of the bar, said bar intermediate its ends being provided witha bearing, a bearing box, means for securing the bearing box to the endmember of the planter frame, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearingof the bar and the bearing box, the outer end of the shaft extendingbeyond the end mem ber of the frame, said extended portion beingprovided with a rock arm, a marker arm portions of the bar, said barintermediate its ends being provided with a bearing, a bearing box,means for securingthe bearing box to the end member of the planterframe, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing of the bar and thebearing box, the outer end of the shaft extending beyond the end memberof the frame, said extended portion being provided with a rock arm,acollar mounted on the extended portion of the shaft, a marker arm, meansfor connecting an end portion of said marker arm to the collar, a barbrace, means for securing one end portion of the bar brace to the rockarm, and means for securing the opposite end portion of the bar brace tothe marker arm.

3. In combination with the side members and an end member of a planterframe, a bar, hook members engageable with the side members of theframe, means for adjustably connecting the hook members with the endportions of the bar, said bar intermediate its ends being provided witha bearing, a box, means for securing the box to the end member of theplanter frame, a shaft rotatably supported by thebearing of the bar andthe box, the outer end of the shaft extending beyond the end member ofthe frame,'said extended portion being provided with a rock arm, acollar mounted on the extended portion of the shaft, a marker arm, meansfor connecting an end portion of said marker arm to the collar, a barbrace, a face of the rock arm being provided with a channel, an endportion of the bar brace fitting within said channel, means for securingsaid end portion of the bar brace to the rock arm, and means forattaching the opposite end portion of the bar brace to the marker arm.

4. In combination with the side members and an end member of the planterframe, a bar, hook members engageable with the side members of theframe, means for adjustably connecting the'hook members with the endportions of the bar, said bar intermediate its ends being provided witha bearing, a bearing box, means for securing the bearing box to the endmember of the planter frame, a

shaft rotatably supported by the bearing of the shaft, said boxunderlying the end memthe bar and the hearing box, the outer end of herof the planter frame and provided across 10 the shaft extending beyondthe end member its top with a groove into which said end of the frame,said extended portion being member of the frame is received.

5 provided with a rock arm, a marker arm In testimony whereof wehereunto afiix operativeiy engaged with the extended porour signatures.I tion of the shaft and the rock arm, and a LEE P. LEWIS. foot crankcarried by the inner portion of WILLIAM MORGENTHALER.

